污染

wūrǎn

verb/noun HSK 5 #4,745

Meanings

To stain and dye something dirty — pollution and contamination.

Kōngqì wūrǎn yuè lái yuè yánzhòng.

Air pollution is getting more and more serious.

Gōngchǎng wūrǎn le hé shuǐ.

The factory polluted the river water.

Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo huánjìng wūrǎn.

We need to reduce environmental pollution.

Zhè piàn tǔdì yǐjīng bèi yánzhòng wūrǎn.

This land has already been severely contaminated.

usage

Common collocations: 空气污染 (air pollution), 水污染 (water pollution), 环境污染 (environmental pollution), 噪音污染 (noise pollution).

污 wū

染 rǎn